Lord Stevens of Birmingham

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Division Votes
4 Feb 2026 - Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Lord Stevens of Birmingham voted No and in line with the House One of 43 Crossbench No votes vs 5 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 62 Noes - 295
24 Feb 2026 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Lord Stevens of Birmingham voted No and in line with the House One of 40 Crossbench No votes vs 1 Crossbench Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 246

Speeches
Lord Stevens of Birmingham speeches from: Tobacco and Vapes Bill Lord Stevens of Birmingham contributed 1 speech (1,013 words) Report stage: Part 1 Tuesday 24th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Stevens of Birmingham speeches from: Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill Lord Stevens of Birmingham contributed 1 speech (412 words) Report stage Monday 23rd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Stevens of Birmingham speeches from: Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill Lord Stevens of Birmingham contributed 6 speeches (1,158 words) Committee stage Thursday 12th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Stevens of Birmingham speeches from: Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill Lord Stevens of Birmingham contributed 1 speech (891 words) 2nd reading: Minutes of Proceedings Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Stevens of Birmingham speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Lord Stevens of Birmingham contributed 1 speech (585 words) Committee stage Friday 30th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Stevens of Birmingham speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Lord Stevens of Birmingham contributed 6 speeches (1,185 words) Committee stage Friday 23rd January 2026 - Lords Chamber

Written Answers
Palliative Care Asked by: Lord Stevens of Birmingham (Crossbench - Life peer) Wednesday 21st January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Merron on 24 November (HLWS1086), whether the Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework for England will (1) quantify the incremental funding needed to ensure the availability of comprehensive specialist palliative care across England, (2) include allocated funding to fully meet that need, and (3) guarantee that every person who is assessed to benefit from and chooses to receive comprehensive specialist palliative care will be legally entitled to it. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Government is developing a Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework for England. I refer the Noble Lord to the Written Ministerial Statement HLWS1086 I gave to the House on 24 November 2025.

Written Answers

Palliative Care
Asked by: Lord Stevens of Birmingham (Crossbench - Life peer)
Wednesday 21st January 2026

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Merron on 24 November (HLWS1086), whether the Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework for England will (1) quantify the incremental funding needed to ensure the availability of comprehensive specialist palliative care across England, (2) include allocated funding to fully meet that need, and (3) guarantee that every person who is assessed to benefit from and chooses to receive comprehensive specialist palliative care will be legally entitled to it.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government is developing a Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework for England. I refer the Noble Lord to the Written Ministerial Statement HLWS1086 I gave to the House on 24 November 2025.

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23 Jan 2026, 11:57 a.m. - House of Lords "as read out by my noble friend Lord Stevens of Birmingham. The " Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
23 Jan 2026, 11:44 a.m. - House of Lords "that could be done through the NHS, and I completely agree with what the noble Lord Lord Stevens of Birmingham said and and others just " Baroness Coffey (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
6 Feb 2026, 10:55 a.m. - House of Lords "previous occasions. And I think the noble Lord Lord Stevens of Birmingham set this out. He referred to the government's plan " Lord Harper (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
12 Feb 2026, 4:20 p.m. - House of Lords " Lord Price very briefly to >> Lord Price very briefly to support the amendments, which I put in my name to honour the name of Lord Stevens of Birmingham. I'm not " - View Video - View Transcript
12 Feb 2026, 4:20 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Stevens of Birmingham. I'm not going to repeat much of what he said, but I do support that for " - View Video - View Transcript
12 Feb 2026, 4:22 p.m. - House of Lords "and 11, 24 and 25, standing in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham, and to support amendments five and ten. In " Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
12 Feb 2026, 4:06 p.m. - House of Lords "of Lord Stevens of Birmingham. And I just want to follow up the point that the noble Lord, Lord Howe Earl " Lord Mohammed of Tinsley (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
12 Feb 2026, 4:48 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Stevens of Birmingham, to which I added my name. His " Earl Howe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
12 Feb 2026, 4:50 p.m. - House of Lords "moved. Lord amendment 11 Lord Stevens of Birmingham not moved. Question is that clause two stands " Earl Howe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
23 Feb 2026, 4:07 p.m. - House of Lords "consistently made. May I say I'm grateful to the noble Lord Lord Stevens of Birmingham for putting " Earl Howe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
23 Feb 2026, 4:18 p.m. - House of Lords "And I know the Lord Stevens of Birmingham asked a very important question. I know that the government says there will be 1000 " Lord Patel (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript
23 Feb 2026, 4:34 p.m. - House of Lords "question posed by the noble Lord Lord Stevens of Birmingham, about " Earl Howe (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 80 speeches (20,774 words) Report stage: Part 1 Tuesday 24th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) At least the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham, admitted that this was novel and therefore untested - Link to Speech
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill 50 speeches (16,943 words) Report stage Monday 23rd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham, said, we need answers about the future of workforce planning - Link to Speech 2: Earl Howe (Con - Excepted Hereditary) the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, has consistently made.I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham - Link to Speech 3: Lord Patel (XB - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham, asked a very cogent question. - Link to Speech 4: Earl Howe (Con - Excepted Hereditary) answer in the previous group to the question about training places posed by the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham - Link to Speech
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill 88 speeches (22,539 words) Committee stage Thursday 12th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lord Mohammed of Tinsley (LD - Life peer) name—Amendments 5 and 10—and to Amendments 9, 11, 24 and 25 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham - Link to Speech 2: Lord Patel (XB - Life peer) My Lords, I support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham, to which - Link to Speech 3: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) offer our strong support for Amendments 9, 11, 24 and 25 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham - Link to Speech 4: Earl Howe (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Lord Clement-Jones.Finally, I comment briefly on the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham - Link to Speech
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 215 speeches (44,951 words) Committee stage Friday 6th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lord Harper (Con - Life peer) information in the plan that your Lordships might wish to be aware of.I think the noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham - Link to Speech
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill 39 speeches (19,318 words) 2nd reading: Minutes of Proceedings Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Lord Mohammed of Tinsley (LD - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Stevens of Birmingham, talked about it as the bottleneck. - Link to Speech
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 311 speeches (52,735 words) Committee stage Friday 23rd January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Coffey (Con - Life peer) I completely agree with what the noble Lords, Lord Stevens of Birmingham and Lord Mawson, have said: - Link to Speech